Grande

INTRODUCTION

Alexandra Grande sued Long Beach Unified School District (District) and coach Rick Tyson for negligence. She alleged that Tyson caused her to fall and tear her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after the District allowed Tyson to run as a pacesetter in the same race as Grande. The trial court granted respondents’ summary judgment motions after concluding the primary assumption of risk doctrine barred Grande’s negligence claims. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The All-comers Track Meet and 600-meter Race In December 2018, the District sponsored an all-comers track meet at Long Beach Poly High School. An all-comers track meet is typically held during the preseason for runners to practice. Runners of all ages and types can participate. Races are not limited by age or gender. For example, master level athletes (i.e., experienced runners) may run in any race they choose.1 Individual races are generally organized by ability and availability. If there is room in a race, a master athlete typically may participate. In all-comers track meets, participants do not

Crystal Irving, the athletic director for Long Beach Poly High School, testified master…